Joy James
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In today`s Guardian is an article about Sam`s early life in Nottingham.
Well worth a read!!
Hi Stan, Samantha Mortons first film made here in Nottingham was a thing called The Token King and I played her mum in it!!!! She was as natural and as down to earth as a breath of fresh air and I told her with her talent the sky was the limit. And so its proved.
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By George I think She's gotit!
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Hi there. I am a one time singer and actress and have recently taken to writing. I've had one book YO'D MEK A PARSON SWEAR! published which is about being dragged up in St Ann's during and post the 2nd world war, moving to Moffat Street off Pym Street by way of a moonlight flit. Our surname was KING but trust me you would not have wanted us living next door to you! By the morning, our goodly and Godly new neighbours were to find out why our dad labelled us 'the brass band' and we were to bring new life to that terrace, most of it rolled up in the bedding on the back of the cart. The book was written initially as family history for my 5 grandchildren and encouraged to self publish by a friend, I am nevertheless astonished at its success. At the request of many of my readers, I have been pursuaded to write a follow on YO'D MEK A PARSON SWEAR....AGAIN! Dealing with puberty in 'posh Broxta' (that's what mam called it.) I personally like this one better. I am a happy divorcee for the last 20 yrs, have three daughters , five gandchildren, have a lovely life and am a parish councillor. I have my own website www.joyjamesnottingham.co.uk which tells more about me and the book.
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I have actually written a book about growing up in St Ann's during and post the 2nd world war. Its called Yo'd Mek a Parson Swear! We moved to St Ann's via a moonlight flit and trust me you would not have liked to have us moving in next door to you! By the morning, our neighbours would learn why our dad labelled us 'the brass band' and we were to bring new life to Moffat street, most of it rolled up in the bedding on the back of the cart!!!!!
Have just finshed a sequel called Yo'd Mek a Paron Swear....Again! and this one deals with life in 'posh Broxa', that's what mam called it! Its due out shortly.
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One of the very first ads from ATV was of an animated one of a striped shirt waister dress, standing up on a swing.
An angelic soprano voice comes over singing;
Colmans rice starch
Colmans rice starch
Colmans starch is right for you
It brings your clothes up bright and new
You'll always look smart with
Colmans starch!
Oooh, I can still hear it......don't forget the fruit gums mum!
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"YO'D MEK A PARSON SWEAR!"
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I was one of the two resident singers then and worked there '68 to 70 alongside Cliff. It was quite a place.
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I dont recall a Peter Lee. the resident male singer was Cliff Worral when I went there.
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Yes! Harveys bar was at the stadium and was run by his eldest son. He had a younger son Charles who sadly died very young of a drugs overdose.
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Can anyone recall the Musters Club in West Bridgford? It was THE in place from the mid 60's up to the mid 70's. The guy that owned it was Norman Harvey and he used to get so drunk he would order everyone out as early as 10 ' clock. He was a monster but folk kept coming back to see if he could get worse and he did!
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I wroe a book and it begins with our g=family doing a moonlight flit across Nottingham to Moffat street. \You would not have wanted us moving in next door to you!
Yo'd Mek A Parson Swear
in General Chat about Nottingham
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Same time as me and my bro Mickey King. Our mam used to sell tuffee apples from the front doorstep. In those sweet rationed days she often had a queue at the door at 10 0'clock at night. In the mornings she'd have us run round the streets picking up all the discarded sticks which we used to chop from the tuppeny bundles of firewood bought from Lizzies furit and veg shop on Bluebell hill.
The book is a lovely read and has sold really well. I am so proud of it. Now here comes the sad part; there is a 2nd one due out any time now, encouraged by readers who want to know 'What happened next?' Well mam took us to posh Broxta! In the first book there is a lot about my brother and I growing up in St Ann's and the things we got up to. He loved the book and enjoyed reading it and we had endless conversations re-hashing old memories.... My younger brother found him dead yesterday. He was 71.